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Jennifer Sparrow

Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

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101 West 31st Street, 7th Fl.

New York, NY 10009

Phone: (212) 652-2040

Fax: (646) 344-7269

Jennifer Sparrow, Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, holds a BA in communications and an MA in English from Michigan State University, and a PhD in English literature from Wayne State University, with a special interest in writers from the Caribbean.  Her essays on Caribbean literature have appeared in edited volumes and scholarly journals include Wadabagei and MaComère. With Elizabeth Nuñez, she co-edited Stories from Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers at Home and Abroad (Seal/Avalon Press, 2005).

Before coming to CUNY SPS, Jennifer was a professor and an administrator at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.

Recent News

CUNY SPS Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jennifer Sparrow featured on podcast

What's Next for Adult Education and Professional Studies?

October 03, 2024

Mastering the Next

CUNY SPS Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Jennifer Sparrow joined Ray Lutzky on his podcast "Mastering the Next," where they discussed "What's Next for Adult Education and Professional Studies."
Several woman chat at New-York Historical Society event for CUNY SPS 2024 Museum Studies graduates

CUNY SPS Fetes Museum Studies Program and Its Graduates

June 13, 2024

The MA in Museum Studies Class of 2024 graduates were honored at a special event held at the New-York Historical Society.

CAEL CPL Equity Award 2024 Seal

CUNY SPS Is Among Winners of Inaugural Credit for Prior Learning Equity Award

May 21, 2024

The School was recognized for its innovative Jump Start admissions program. 

Two female CUNY SPS faculty pose with female graduating nursing student at nursing convocation ceremony

Nursing Students Feted During Convocation and Pinning Ceremony

May 17, 2024

Nearly 200 nursing graduates earning their bachelor's and master's received nursing pins during a moving and heartfelt ceremony.